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Grand National: The expert guide on how to pick the winner

Picking the winner of the Grand National is an absolute minefield, with 40 horses running over four miles, but we all like to have a go. We enlisted National winning trainers, and Betfair Ambassadors, Paul Nicholls and Gordon Elliott to give us the key things to look out for before having a flutter...

"They need to be able to jump when tired - a lot of horses can jump when fresh, but they have to continue. You need a horse with proven jumping ability."

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Paul and Gordon - who won the National with Neptune Collonges (2012) and Silver Birch (2007) respectively - also revealed what it takes to train the winner of the biggest race in the calendar